Nature is going crazy starting a bunch of new blogs:
* Methagora: The Nature Methods blog and comment forum.
* Nautilus: A blog for past, present and future authors.
* Peer-to-peer: A blog for peer-reviewers and about the peer-review process.
* Spoonful of Medicine: Musing on science, medicine and politics from the editors of Nature Medicine.
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